Characters from The Glory Field

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Muhammad Bilal - This character is the son of a farmer who is stolen from Africa and sold as a slave.

Lizzy - This character is a slave on the Live Oaks plantation in South Carolina who never has a freedom dream.

Elijah Lewis - This character is intelligent and forward thinking and dreams of making enough money to help his family hold onto the Glory Field.

Luvenia Lewis - This character is tall and dark-skinned. He/she has ideas of his/her own and does not want to move to Curry Island with his/her...
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